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Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy who was killed Monday in a drive-by shooting on the South Side, authorities said. Tirrell Walker of the 6600 block of South Maryland Avenue was pronounced dead at 5:12 p.m. at Cook County Hospital, a hospital administrator said. Walker was shot in the 600 block of East 64th Street by the driver of a red Oldsmobile Delta 88, according to the first deputy superintendent's office.

A 20-year-old Aurora man was in critical condition Friday at Rush-Copley Medical Center after being wounded in a drive-by shooting in the 1100 block of Grand Boulevard, police said. Police arrested but had not charged a 19-year-old man they believe was involved in the Thursday night shooting. They were searching for a second suspect. Police said the victim was on Grand when a Chevrolet Citation pulled up and he was shot at. Police spotted the car near Smith and Benton Streets, and two men jumped out near Ohio and Fenton Streets.

A 15-year-old boy was in critical condition Sunday night after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting on the West Side Sunday afternoon. The boy suffered a shotgun blast to the left shoulder and neck, Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center spokesman Thomas Forbes said. The boy was standing in the 3900 block of West Madison Street at 1:30 p.m. when he was shot by an occupant of a passing automobile, Harrison Area Detective Thomas Lahm said.

Two Montgomery girls were listed in fair condition Tuesday at Provena Mercy Center, a day after they were injured in a drive-by shooting in the 800 block of Spring Street, police said. The girls, ages 16 and 17, each were shot in the thigh Monday night as they stood with a group of people in a driveway. A 22-year-old Aurora man who was struck by gunfire in the forearm was treated at Provena Mercy Center and released. Police said the shots were fired from a vehicle driving south on Spring.

A 19-year-old man remained in serious condition Sunday night after being wounded earlier in the day in a drive-by shooting on the South Side, authorities said. Dwight Ramsey, of the 900 block of South Essex Avenue, was shot in the lower back early Sunday at 2116 E. 93rd St., police said. One or two men fired the shots from a passing car, authorities said. Police were investigating but had made no arrests as of late Sunday, authorities said.

A Joliet teenager was killed and a second injured in a drive-by shooting early Sunday. The teens were riding in a car in the 400 block of Walnut Street when shots were fired at about 1 a.m., police said. The shooting involved gang rivalries, said Lt. Ruben Coronado. Leroy Hill, 17, died of his injuries at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, according to the Will County medical examiner's office. The other victim, 16, was slightly injured in one foot.

Four students were wounded Friday in a drive-by shooting at a high school outside Baltimore, authorities said. Three of the students were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, officials said. Witnesses told police a car with about four people inside pulled up to Randallstown High School late Friday afternoon and the driver and a passenger got out, a police spokesman said. The driver shot the gun four or five times, then handed it to the passenger, who also fired. Baltimore County Executive James Smith Jr. said two suspects were in custody, including one adult.

Two men in their 20s were critically injured and a 12-year-old boy was wounded in what police said was a drive-by shooting on the Far South Side Wednesday night. The three were out on a porch when they were shot near 118th Street and Lafayette Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood shortly after 7:20 p.m., police said. The boy was shot twice in the hand and is in stable condition in Comer Children's Hospital, a hospital spokesman said. Two men were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious to critical condition, said Fire Department spokesman Joseph Roccasalva.